![]() ![]() Kelis alternates between seductive cooing, sassy sh*t-talking, casual narration, and outright yelling. Her debut album was overseen and produced entirely by Pharrell and Chad Hugo, and is a psychedelic cacophony of layered melodies and brilliant beatwork, shaking and popping with weird bass bumps, freaky synth tones, and percolating, hard- punching drums. Or, as Pitchfork so succinctly wrote about this record: “In a word: Damn.Known for her unusual voice and bold fashion sense, Kelis emerged in the late ‘90s, rolling with the Neptunes, just as they were starting to get huge. Fiercely committed to creating music that pushes her forward, her very beginnings on Kaleidoscope show all the colorful shades she’s capable of. She has toured the world, playing sold out tours and festivals many times over and is now a world renowned Le Cordon Bleu trained chef building her own Bounty and Full empire.Īs an artist who “harks back to old school rhythm’n’blues without playing the retro card” as The Scotsman once wrote, Kelis’ staying power transcends decades. Kelis went on to release her worldwide smash hit song “Milkshake,” her uniquely feminist anthem “Bossy”’, and her dancefloor-dominating collaboration with Calvin Harris “Bounce”. Over nearly two decades in the music industry, Kelis has released six albums, has been nominated for multiple Grammys, charted numerous top 10 singles and has sold millions of albums. ![]() Get Along With You (Bump & Flex Radio Edit Get Along With You (Soul Inside Radio Mix) Get Along With You (Soul Inside Radio Mix)*Ĭaught Out There (Neptunes Extended Remix) Celebrated upon release, Rolling Stone pointed at “the ultrahip production duo the Neptunes makes this interplanetary power-girl mix sound both danceably down-to-earth and shockingly new.” SPIN embraced the album’s diversity calling each track “another cool sound on an album full of them.”Ĭaught Out There (Neptunes Extended Mix)* Featuring the iconic line “I hate you so much right now”, “Caught Out There” ushered Kelis into the collective hipster consciousness with usage in MTV’s Daria and a CK One ad for Calvin Klein. Kaleidoscope broke into the Billboard’s Top 200 albums and landed a #7 spot on the UK top R&B Album chart where it was certified gold. The album which peaked at #23 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart, features her singles “Good Stuff”, “Get Along with You” and the signature track “Caught Out There” which Pitchfork praised saying, “this post-breakup mania is a top-rate, ahead-of-its-time Neptunes production, with snapping keyboards accompanied by high-pitched tones that sound like dynamite exploding in space.” Alongside this, a limited translucent orange 2LP deluxe (180 gram) vinyl will be released on March 6, featuring four never before heard on vinyl alternative versions of “Caught Out There ( Neptunes Extended Mix)” and “Get Along With You ( Pharrell Edit, Soul Inside Radio Mix, Mix Show).” Six studio albums and 39 singles later, Kelis is going back to where it all began, marking the milestone anniversary of the record with an extended digital release on February 21, featuring six brand new reworks that have never previously been available digitally. With features from Pusha-T, Markita and Justin Vince, Kaleidoscope is an album that’s boundary-pushing – Afro-futurism feels as fresh and relevant today as it did on release and not only influenced, but defined music, culture and style for generations to follow. She recorded the album aged 17, naive to its everlasting resonance, and from the moment it was released, it was a bolt of lightning, ahead of its time, pioneering on all sides, from the bold Neptunes production to its sci-fi aesthetic. It’s been 20 years since Kaleidoscope, the groundbreaking, game-changing debut album by Kelis. ![]()
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